Binding and heading band for barrels



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APPLICATION FILED DECJ. l9l8- 1 ,307,765 Patented June 24, I919.

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ATTORNEYJ G W. SWlFT, JR. BINDING AND HEADING BAND FOR BARRELS, BOXES, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 0c.4. 1918 1,307,765. PatentedJune 24, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT onnrc a.

GEORGE W. SWIFT, JR., 0F BORDENTOWN, NEW JERSEY.

BINDING AND HEADING BAND FOR BARRELS, BOXES. AND THE LIKE.

Application filed December 4. 1918.

To all "IF/P011), it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE IV. SWIFT, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Bordentown, county of Burlington, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Binding and Heading Bands for Barrels, Boxes, and the like. of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of the present invention is to produce a simple and effective metal binding band for securing the head in the end of a barrel. box or other closure, and to this end I have produced a binding and heading band formed from a single integral piece of sheet metal with an inwardly presented channel or groove to receive the closure head, and a downwardly presented channel or groove to fit over the edge of the closure.

The binding and heading bands for circular closures, such as barrels, tubs, etc, are preferably made in the form of split hoops having the head and body engaging channels or grooves referred to. The bands for heading rectangular or other shaped closures, can be made up of a proper number of short, straight strips to properly fit the straight walls of the closure, or a continuous strip for the entire angular top edge of the closure walls may be used. in which latter case, the binding strip will be properly bent to fit around the wall angles.

When applying the improved binding band. it is first compressed around the closure head and fastened thereon by brads or other suitable means so that the flanged and grooved band will constitute a channeled beading surrounding the head. The attached head and channeled band will then be applied to the open end of the closure, the head fitting snugly in the open end of'the Closure, while thedepending outer flange will snugly surround the top of the closure walls. Any suitable means may be employed for fastening the binding band to the closure, but I prefer to employ brads or nails which will pass throu 'h the flange and closure walls into the head.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will first describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings and after point out the novelty more particularly in the annexed claims.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the im- Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 265,223.

proved binding hand in the form of a barrel heading hoop;

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view showing an attached barrel head and hoop supported adjacent to the chime of a barrel;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the head and hoop secured in position upon the barrel;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a completely headed barrel;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional plan view taken on the line 55 ol Fig. l. having a part of the head broken away;

Fig. (3 is an enlarged detail sectional perspective view. ot part oi a binding hoop :litached to a barrel head;

Fig. 7 is detail side elevation of part of a barrel binding hoop;

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of part of a rectangular closure or box bound and headed with the improved band;

Fig. 9 is a detail perspective ol' the de taehed band;

Figs. 10 and 11 are detail views of a further modification.

The in'iproved binding and heading band has been designed primarily to secure the heads in paper and oth r forms of veneer ba rels and boxes which are non coining largely into use. The primary torn oi the improved band is used for circular insures such as barrels. tubs and cylinzlrical boxes. but other forms of the invention are appli- "a blc to other forms of boxes.

In Figs. 1 to T of the drawings. the barrel 1 is shown (if cylindrical form with ordinary strengthening bands or hoops 2 surrounding its central zone and the improved binding and heading bands. in the. term of hoops 5 at the opposite ends. These heading hoops will now be described.

The binding and heading hoops 5 are made in flanged ring form. split as shown at 6 in Fig. 1. of a single integral piece of sheet metal shaped by suitable bending processes.

The hoops 5, of a general circular contour to fit a barrel, have an outer annular lip 6, an annular binding edge 7, an inner circular wall 8 forming with the lip 6 an annular recess or channel 9 to receive the chime of the open end of the barrel. The wall 8 connects through an obtuse angle with an inwardly inclined wall 10, joined through an acute angle to the annular U-shaped socket or channel portion 11 which is presented inill wax-ill in a plane at right angles to channel 9 to receive the barrel head 15.

in applying the improved heading} and binding hoop, the split ring hoop 5, as s iown in Fig. l, is fitted around the circular head member [5 formed of wood or other suitable Inalm'ial, and compressed closely upon the head lo cause the ends of the split ring to meet. While the split ring is held tight upon the head in this position, suitable fastening means are applied to secure the compressed. ring upon the head. As shown in the draW ings, small brads or tacks 12 are driven through the openings 13 of the wall or channel portion ll into the body of the head 15.

The barrel head with flanged binding hoop secured upon it as described, constitutes a Hanged head for the barrel which will fit snugly in the open end oi the barrel with the annular channel 9 closely inclosing the barrel rhinn' and forming thereon a strengthening head to withslznid the wear and tear and increas the rigidity of the headed barrel structure. The flanged barrel head can be secured in place upon the barrel by means of nails or brads such as shown at 16, passing through properly prepared openings 17 in the annular flange G and inner wall 11 into the body of the head 15. By removing nails Hi, the head can readily be taken out of the barrel and preserved for future use.

In Figs. 8, 9, and 11 I have shown slightly" modified forms of the im )roved binding and hauling bands applica is to angular closures having fiat face Walls. In these forms of the invention, each portion of the binding strip has the same general characteristics as the circular form. In Figs. 8 and 9, the binding strip is a continuone band with outer wall 6*, binding edge I inner wall 8, channel 9 fitting the top edge of the box 1, the inclined wall 10 and inwardly presented channel portion 11 inclosing top member 15. The binding strip has parts of walls 8', 10 and 11 cut out to enable strip 6 to bend neatly around the box corners.

In Figs. 10 and 11 the binding strip is shown in the form of a plurality of short strips, each having Walls 6', 7", 8', 10 and 11 and the channels for body and top p0rtions. of the closures.

I am aware that it has been proposed to secure the heads in closures by certain forms of metal bands, but the heading and binding band of the present invention combines in a simple prarlical form the means for securing the band lo the head, with the means for fastening the head on the closure and of providing :i. nearing head l'or the exposed walls of the closure. All these features are combined in a. strip or band made of a single piece oi of metal prodniaal by an improved metal bendingand shaping process. The inwardly inclined wall ll) is a feature of great practical importance adding great strength to the head securing means. In the e ventof dropping on end,apa(.' l(age equipped with the improved heading and binding means, it will be observed that any tendency of the head to yield, under pressure of the contents of the closure, will cause the obtuse angle joining walls 8 and 10 to bite into the closure wall and hold the l aid more sernrely.

I claim:-

I. 1\ rlosure heading and binding band eoinprir-zinp' a single integral piece of sheet metal shaped to form an inwardly presented channel portion to receive a closure head, a downwardly presented channel portion to receive a closure wall, and an inwardly inclined wall joining said channel portions, the walls of the inwardly presented channel portion extending at right angles to the walls of the downwardly presented channel portion.

2. A closure heading and binding band comprising a single integral piece of sheet metal lormed with an inwardly presented lieadacceiving channel portion, a downwardly presented body receiving channel portion, the walls of said channel portions extending at right angles to each other, and an inwardly inclined wall joining said channel portions and forming an acute angle with the former and an obtuse angle With the latter.

3. A barrel heading hoop comprising a split ring formed of a single integral piece of sheet metal with an inwardly presented annular channel portion adapted to engage a barrel head, a downwardly presented annular channel portion adapted to engage the chime of a barrel, an annular rim portion inclosing the outer edge of the barrel chime, and an inwardly inclined Wall joining said channel portions, the walls of said channel polrl'tions extending at right angles to each 0t er.

GEORGE W. SWIFT, JR.

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